ChadChaney
Well-Known Member
Brewing my first all grain batch, 10 gallon cooler mash tun and sparge vessel with 10 gallon pot. I know I need to adjust a bit in beersmith for total volume and such, but looking for a little critique on the amounts and balance of malts and hops...
Big Bad Brown
American Brown Ale
Type: All Grain Date: 1/3/2012
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal Brewer: Oposition Brewing Co.
Boil Size: 6.52 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Pot and Cooler ( 5 Gal/19 L) - All Grain
End of Boil Volume 5.98 gal Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 4.60 gal Est Mash Efficiency 82.8 %
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage Taste Rating(out of 50): 30.0
Taste Notes:
Ingredients
Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
9 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 80.0 %
8.0 oz Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 2 4.4 %
8.0 oz Chocolate Wheat Malt (400.0 SRM) Grain 3 4.4 %
8.0 oz Rye Malt (4.7 SRM) Grain 4 4.4 %
4.0 oz Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 5 2.2 %
4.0 oz Special Roast (Briess) (50.0 SRM) Grain 6 2.2 %
4.0 oz Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 7 2.2 %
1.00 oz Willamette [5.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 8 18.1 IBUs
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 30.0 min Hop 9 13.9 IBUs
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 10 5.5 IBUs
1.0 pkg California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) [35.49 ml] Yeast 11 -
Thanks in advance, be gentle, this is the first recipe I have created from scratch! Yooper/Remy please chime in, lol!
Big Bad Brown
American Brown Ale
Type: All Grain Date: 1/3/2012
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal Brewer: Oposition Brewing Co.
Boil Size: 6.52 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Pot and Cooler ( 5 Gal/19 L) - All Grain
End of Boil Volume 5.98 gal Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 4.60 gal Est Mash Efficiency 82.8 %
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage Taste Rating(out of 50): 30.0
Taste Notes:
Ingredients
Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
9 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 80.0 %
8.0 oz Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 2 4.4 %
8.0 oz Chocolate Wheat Malt (400.0 SRM) Grain 3 4.4 %
8.0 oz Rye Malt (4.7 SRM) Grain 4 4.4 %
4.0 oz Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 5 2.2 %
4.0 oz Special Roast (Briess) (50.0 SRM) Grain 6 2.2 %
4.0 oz Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 7 2.2 %
1.00 oz Willamette [5.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 8 18.1 IBUs
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 30.0 min Hop 9 13.9 IBUs
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 10 5.5 IBUs
1.0 pkg California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) [35.49 ml] Yeast 11 -
Thanks in advance, be gentle, this is the first recipe I have created from scratch! Yooper/Remy please chime in, lol!